Energizer Candle E14 Filament Non-Dimmable - Very Warm White 2200K

This is an LED candle bulb on an E14 small screw cap, the fitting most often written as SES. The glass is amber tinted rather than clear and the filament sits in plain view up the centre of it, which is the point of a lamp built this way: it is meant to be looked at rather than hidden behind a shade. It draws 2.5W and gives 275 lumens at a colour temperature of 2,200K, a very warm, slightly golden light that sits below the 2700K most warm white lamps use. The pack rates it as a replacement for a 20W filament candle.

Candle lamps of this shape belong in fittings that show the bulb off: a multi-arm chandelier over a dining table, a pair of wall lights along a hallway, a candelabra on a sideboard, or a small table lamp with an open or half shade. At 275 lumens one bulb is a gentle light rather than a working one, so it does its best job where several run together on the same fitting, or where it is one layer among lamps and downlights doing the heavy lifting. Against plain walls and warm woods the amber glass reads much like candle flame. The rating is IP20, so keep it to dry indoor fittings.

It is not dimmable, so wire it to an ordinary switch. Non-dimmable LEDs put on a dimmer circuit typically flicker, buzz or fail to strike at all, and no setting on the dial will cure it. The pack prints a 15,000 hour lifespan, quoted there as 15 years, and carries an E energy rating. Each box holds one bulb and the minimum order is 12, sold in multiples of 12, which suits filling a whole chandelier at once and keeping spares back. It sits alongside our other candle bulbs, including B15 (SBC) versions in dimmable warm white 2700K and cool white 4000K.

How do I know my fitting takes an E14 cap?

Take the old bulb out and look at the base. E14 is a threaded screw cap roughly 14mm across, noticeably slimmer than the common E27 screw fitting used in most table lamps and pendants.

Can I put this on a dimmer switch?

No. It is built as a non-dimmable lamp, and on a dimmer circuit non-dimmable LEDs usually flicker or buzz. Wire it to an ordinary on and off switch instead.

How bright is 275 lumens in practice?

It is a soft, decorative output. The pack puts it level with an old 20W filament candle, so plan on several bulbs in one fitting if you want the room properly lit.

What does 2,200K actually look like?

Deeper and more golden than standard warm white. Through the amber glass it gives a candle like glow that flatters warm paint, brick and timber, and suits evening rooms rather than kitchens.

How long should one bulb last?

The pack prints 15,000 hours and calls that 15 years. At around three hours of use a day that works out at roughly thirteen and a half years per bulb.

Why does the order start at 12?

These come to us in trade multiples, so the smallest order is 12 bulbs in multiples of 12. Each unit is a single boxed bulb, not a multipack of twelve.